Tell Your City’s Story with What’s Around You
November 14, 2026 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Pratt Manhattan Campus, 201, 144 West 14th Street, New York, NY 10011
Tell Your City’s Story with What’s Around You: A Collage Workshop with Iván Onatra
Date: Saturday, November 14
Time: 12:30–2:00 PM
Location: Room 201, Pratt Manhattan Campus
What stories can you discover in the everyday details of your city? Join Colombian graphic designer Iván Onatra for a hands-on collage workshop exploring how the places around us can inspire creative storytelling.
Onatra will share his experience and creative process behind Macondo York, his bilingual photography and typography book that reimagines New York City through the literary and journalistic lens of Gabriel García Márquez. Drawing on photographs of street signs, graffiti, and storefront lettering, the book reveals how a city’s everyday visual language can tell a larger story.
Participants will then create collages that express their own perspectives on the cities they call home. The workshop will conclude with an opportunity to share their work and the stories behind it.
Workshop Schedule
12:30–1:00 PM: Introduction to Onatra’s experience and creative process
1:00–1:30 PM: Collage-making session
1:30–2:00 PM: Participant presentations and sharing
Light refreshments served.
Kindly RSVP by 3pm Wednesday, November 11 to allow the planner to coordinate with Campus Security.